Getting Your Home Ready For The Holiday

Christmas is upon us once again. I love the Christmas season! It's my favorite time of year. It's also the time of year when we get the most visitors. With all I have going on from Christmas shopping, decorating, and preparing for this season; the last thing I want to make time for is Cleaning. So I put together a "Quick and Easy" way to clean your bathroom in 5 minutes. That's right just 5 minutes! If I can do it, so can you. The more you do it; the better you'll get!

I am notorious for having wipes in every single bathroom in my home. Not only are they good for sticky fingers and faces, but it's also good for cleaning your bathroom when you don't have a whole lot of time.Trust me- once you try this, you'll be notorious for having wipes in every room in your house too.

Minute 1:

Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into the toilet bowl and let the bubbles do their magic. Toss used towels in a pile outside the door; stash odds and ends (brushes, hair dryer) in drawers or a pretty basket.

Minute 2:

With a damp microfiber cloth, swipe cobwebs from ceiling corners. Stick the cloth on the end of a broom to reach and dust door frames, tile ledges, moldings, shelves, framed art and window sills. Rinse and wring. Do the light switch and the soap dish with a disinfecting wipe.

Minute 3:

Spray mirrors with glass cleaner and rub in circles with a clean cloth. Then run a wipe over the vanity and the sink to pick up rogue hairs, powder, and toothpaste. Clorox brand is safe for most hard surfaces, including marble. Grab a few more wipes for the faucet handles, the wall behind the faucet, and any light fixtures.

Minute 4:

With a fresh wipe, clean the top of the toilet tank, the flusher handle, and the lid. Use a new wipe for the top and the bottom of the seat and the lip of the bowl- in that order. Take one more wipe and do the base of the toilet and the floor around it. Next, swish water around the inside of the bowl with a toilet brush and flush.

Minute 5:

Move the wastebasket to just outside the door.

Set out clean hand towels and a roll of toilet paper.

With a few more wipes, tackle the floor & base boards. Clean & dust hair from every corner, starting with the corner farthest from the door and backing out. Empty the trash and Viola- you’re done!

Take an extra minute to marvel at what you've done in only 5 minutes!

(To conserve wipes; run through HOT water, spray with a disinfecting bathroom cleaner and reuse for another bathroom)

Alright now! Set the timer and... READY, SET, GO!

If there's anything you'll like to know more about, email me at organizeyourselves@hotmail.com

Happy Cleaning!